MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuters) – Mexico’s presidential
frontrunner Enrique Pena Nieto
has maintained his wide lead over leftist rival Andres Manuel
Lopez Obrador, a new opinion poll showed on Tuesday.
The latest voter survey for the July 1 election by Consulta
Mitofsky showed support for Pena Nieto, of the opposition
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), at 37.6 percent, down
0.2 points from a poll published by the firm last week.
Support for 2006 runner-up Lopez Obrador, who has risen in
polls in recent weeks during a series of youth-led protests
against the PRI candidate, rose 0.3 points to 24.3 percent.
Josefina Vazquez Mota, from the ruling National Action
Party(PAN) saw support for her candidacy fall 0.8 points from
the previous survey to 20.8 percent.
(Writing by Simon Gardner)
